Israeli, Palestinian youngsters cultivate friendship in soccer field

"The activities allow us to get to know each other through the thing that we love most: football. Through games and competition, we learn to cooperate and become friends. It is fun for us to compete in the Mini-World Cup," said local child Andre.

"The goal of these events is to bring the two sides, the Palestinians and the Israelis, together, and to bring peace and reconciliation," said Zhang Xiaoan, deputy head of the Chinese mission at the award ceremony.

"If you can build a friendly relationship with each other, you can bring peace to the region. You are the future and our hope for peace," she said to the children.

Editor:Du Xiaodan